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Italian
Etymology
From Latin salientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈljɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: sa‧lièn‧te
Participle
saliente (plural salienti)
- present participle of salire
Adjective
saliente (plural salienti)
- salient
- main
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Latin
Participle
saliente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of saliēns
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin salientem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.te/
Adjective
saliente m or f (plural salientes)
- protruding
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Etymology 2
Verb
saliente
- inflection of salientar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin salientem.
Adjective
saliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural salientes)
- projecting; protruding
- prominent, main
- leaving, departing, outgoing
Derived terms
Noun
saliente m (plural salientes)
- projection
- ledge
- hard shoulder
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